First demonstration that the virus (HIV-1) replication can be affected by RNA m6A modulating small compounds.
11.06.2021
We demonstrated that activators of the METTL3/METTL14/WTAP RNA methyltransferase complex enhance the production of virus particles in cells harboring HIV-1 provirus. In parallel, the amount of m6A residues in the host cell mRNA is increased in the presence of these activator compounds. Importantly, the m6A methylation of the HIV-1 RNA was also enhanced significantly.